Artist Database

HINGSTON, Lillian Isabel Peterson

Born

Goderich, Ontario, 1881

Died

Montreal, Quebec, 1967

Biography synopsis

While she painted many subjects, Lillian Hingston was best known for her flower studies and landscapes. Originally from Goderich, a small town in Ontario, the artist came to Montreal as a child, and lived in the prestigious Golden Square Mile neighbourhood. While she was still a young girl, she studied drawing under William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal, and did not begin painting in oils until 1921. Hingston was a regular exhibitor with the Art Association of Montreal (1931-49) and occasionally included her works in Royal Canadian Academy shows. Her most important solo exhibition took place at the West End Gallery in Montreal in the spring of 1950; 32 of her paintings were on display.

Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 16, 1933) "50th Spring Show Opened to Public. Jury Shows Open Mind. From Over 1,000 Entries, 543 Works Representative of Various Schools Have Been Selected." Gazette (Montreal) March 17, 1933. p.6. Full-text pdf

Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, November 21, 1935) "The Fifty-Sixth Exhibition of the Canadian Academy." Montreal Star November 22, 1935. p.13. Full-text pdf

Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, November 21, 1935) "Art Gallery Scene of R.C.A. Exhibition. Paintings and Other Works from Various Canadian Points Total 444. Much Good Portraiture." Gazette (Montreal) November 23, 1935. p.19. Full-text pdf